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    H!E!L!P! Will round up kill my chickens?

    I gave my chickens some grass this morning and I didnt know that hubby had sprayed it with round uo - I got home about 6 hours later to find the grass gone - they love it and ate it all - and all 7 of my hens were in their coop ( which they never go into except to lay eggs) all huddled in a...
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    So here I sit pondering the facts of life....

    When chickens mate - is it only 1 egg that is fertilized? Or does it last for more than one lay??? lol
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    Double yolks???

    I have 5 or 6 pullets laying - 2 lay white eggs (my light brown leghorn and my phoenix) and the rest lay brown eggs ( my barred plymouth rocks). I have gotten 3 double yolk brown eggs on 3 separate days in the last week. My question is...Is it probably the same chicken? Are some chickens more...
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    Occupations????

    Ok so I've seen houses and pics what does everyone do??? I'm a Pediatric RN (If there is already a thread let me know )
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    I think I started a Trend...

    since I got my chicks EVERYONE wants some lol i know at least 7 or 8 people that are going to start in the spring Little do they know... It's ADDICTING
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    So I ate my freakishly large egg last night...

    Turned out it was a double yolker - only took the 1 egg to make a sandwich and yummy!!!! Im proud of my girls they have only been laying a few weeks Anyone ever seen anything more than a double yolk?
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    Mississippi???

    Is anybody from Mississippi - or am I the only chicken nut???
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    Don't like their nest boxes ...

    My girls avoid their sweet little nest boxes I so lovingly fixed :o They have been laying their eggs in the hay on the floor of their coop....so I took the boxes out last night and they have made 3 nests in the floor. Is this normal????
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    what time of day???

    Do chickens lay all day or just in the morning?
  10. mlmadura

    What a welcome home gift!!!

    Just got back from my cruise and I found not 1 but TWO eggs!!!! It's about time!!!!! 23 weeks old today - I was worried I was gonna have to send em to KFC!!
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    UPDATE!!!!!!!11/15 ...Is this a ROO? HELP>>>>>

    It's definitely a SHE!!!! I watched her lay an egg lol So I thought I had all girls - but I'm not so sure... I only had one light brown leghorn live out of 4 so I don't have anything to compare to. It is 22 weeks old and it doesn't crow. Is this a roo???:|
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    chickencicles?????

    So... I have 7 22 week old chickens- (no eggs yet -BOO!) They have an enclosed and covered run that is about 6 feet wide by 10 feet long and 7 feet tall - and a small coop with 2 laying boxes and room for all 7 chickens - (They used to sleep inside every night when they were smaller) They...
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    How 'bout a chicken butt pic ... lol

    2 teens hangin out... Here are 2 of my girls from last month - about 13 weeks old. My polish and one of my Barred P rocks.
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    Getting Eggcited here...

    Okay... so we are 17 weeks old today - I just finished fixing the nesting boxes - Please- O- Please be early layers!!!!! I think I am more egg obsessed than I was baby chick obsessed! lol:D
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    Chinaberry leaves????

    My chicks absolutely love chinaberry leaves. Are these ok for them to eat???
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    How early????

    How young will a baby roo start to crow???
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    I dont think they are chickens. I'm pretty sure they are PIGS!!!

    So just how much are 17 week old chicks supposed to eat??? I am talking 7 hens. Mine eat everything in site - feed - treats - bugs.... DH called me at work last weekend to ask where i put the new 40 lb bag of feed ( I just swapped them to eggmaker from chick starter cause we have no in...
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    Why do my baby chicks...

    when i take the new babies ( 2 weeks old) outside in their pen they paly like crazy - today (their 3rd trip out ) they learned how to take dirt baths. My question is when then hut an area of sunlight -they lay down immediately and go to their sides??? this is cute i just wondered why they do it?
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    HELP ME Quick - my new babies are dying

    ok so i lost my runt yesterday at 11 days old - today another of my light brown leghorn girls is acting strange. (I did separate the sick one as soon as i realized it was sick). This one is one of my bigger girls - she lays around and seems weak her neck will go to the side - she will...
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    Need advice - my baby is SICK!

    My chicks are now 8 days old and I have 1 light brown leghorn that was small to begin with but has been doing ok. Tonight she started acting strange - not moving alot, breathing hard at times and the others were running over her. No pasty butt - I check them several times a day.She eats and...
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